_ To Pioneer/A Special Career 
_ For 300 years, the challenge of America has 
_ been to pioneer on the frontiers—to face new 
_ and often dangerous situations and problems 
_with courage and confidence, and to solve them 
with originality and resourcefulness. In the 20th 
Century, few Americans have found such 
_ challenges. But, that challenge does exist 
today— in the Forest Service—a 
_ pioneering challenge in the open-air 
environment of forested mountains and streams 
_ breathing the freedom of frontier America. 
The National Forest System, covering 187 
million acres, contains much of the water, 
grazing lands, wildlife, and timber upon which 
_our Nation depends. And these lands must 
_ provide outdoor recreation for many millions of 
people. During the next 30 years, the demand 
for these valuable resources will increase. By 
the year 2000, we will need twice as much 
lumber from the same forest acreage, use three 
times as much water from the same streams and 
rivers, and provide seven times as much 
_ recreation use on the National Forests. The total 
_ National Forest area will not be increased. 
_ How can these needs be met without destroying 
_or seriously damaging the balance of nature 
_ and the natural forest environment? 
_ This is the frontier of the Forest Service 
engineer! 
_ This is the challenge! 
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A Career Of Growth 
To solve the complex and unique problems =) ie 
engineering in a resource environment requires 
more of a Forest Service engineer than he can 
learn in college—or perhaps in a lifetime. 
From his first day with the Forest Service, 
the new engineer gets a look at the vast 
complexity of modern forest engineering. 
He learns that he will be involved with 
transportation systems, planning and 
development, photogrammetry, cadastral 
engineering, data processing, materials 
engineering, structural engineering, and water 
supply and environmental engineering. 
From the beginning, the young engineer 
is involved in work that leaves its mark on 
today’s conservation frontier. He will be 
a sharing partner in plans and projects that will 
ultimately make America a more wholesome 
and attractive place for all. 
His professional growth will accelerate quickly. — 
The new engineer moves from on-the-job 
training to assuming responsibility for projects 
of increasing difficulty. During the first 5 years, 
he will choose a specialty from the broad 
spectrum of engineering. 
At the end of these first 5 years, he will have 
demonstrated his potential. Those who measure 
up to the demands of this very special profession 
soon move into positions of leadership. 
